Dementia and Losses Exam Correctly Answered

Dementia and Losses Exam Correctly Answered In which stage of ALzheimers disease do you see the patient exhibiting isolativeness, short term memory loss, forgetfullness, and lack of interest in life? - Answer -early What are the stages of Alzheimers disease? - Answer -early final/terminal advanced later or severe Definite diagnosis of Alzheimers disease can be made by which ? - Answer -biopsy Confabulation is what - Answer -fabricating details of an event Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease is caused by what? - Answer -a slow virus A male patient with delirium becomes agitated and confused in his room at night. The best initial intervention by the nurse is to: - Answer -use a night light and turn off the TV Which findings are associated with the early stages of Alzheimers? - Answer -. What disease process besides Alzheimers can only be differentiated by autopsy? - Answer -Picks What is the median life expectency after a patient is diagnosed with Alzheimers - Answer -8-10 yrs Which is a correct statement about the confused patient? - Answer -they are disoriented to time, person, and place Examples of several applicable nursing diagnoses for the patient with dementia might include the following: - Answer -impaired verbal communication knowledge deficit self-care deficit ALL This medication slows down the progression of Alzheimer's disease - Answer -AriceptThis medication is used for the treatment of insomnia: - Answer -Restoril Most common signs/symptoms of Alzheimers: - Answer -memory loss inability to learn loss of planning skills mood changes decreased reasoning loss of language skills